Quote:A man was mauled to death by a wounded bear this week when he foolishly tried to take a photograph alongside the apex predator — the third wild animal-related selfie fatality in this region of India in less than a year, according to reports.

The victim, identified by local media as Prabhu Bhatara, was driving a group of people home from a wedding in an SUV when he stopped to relieve himself in a forest area in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Wednesday evening, the Hindustan Times reported.

Bhatara then spotted an injured bear and for some reason, decided to take a selfie with the creature, according to the report. When the man approached, the bear’s fight instinct immediately kicked in.

“Bhatara died on the spot,” forest ranger Dhanurjaya Mohapatra told the news outlet.

Horrific video of the incident filmed by a bystander shows the bear attacking Bhatara, as terrified witnesses scream.

A stray dog even attempted to go after the bear by barking at it, but Bhatara could not be saved.

Bhatara’s death is Odisha’s third selfie-related fatality since December. A 50-year-old man was crushed to death by a wild elephant while trying to take a selfie with the animal in December, according to local media. Also that month, a youth was crushed to death while taking a selfie, also with an elephant, reports said.

(05-04-2018, 09:13 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Great to see that a general lack of common sense isn't limited to those living in the U.S.

(05-04-2018, 09:23 PM)BFritz21 Wrote:

I was actually thinking "this looks like one of those dumb YouTube challenges that teens or stupid adults do and it goes on for a month or so before so many people die from it that people realize that it's probably not smart."

Glad to see that the rest of the world is catching up to us in stupidity!

(05-04-2018, 08:49 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: How stupid can you be?!  

(05-04-2018, 09:26 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The article says his first name was Prabhu, but I really think that was Frank from AT&T customer service..

(05-04-2018, 10:43 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Why do people want to take selfies with fat elephants? I kinda understand the (watch this, hold my beer moment) bear selfie. But an elephant? Not only will he/she crush you, but when they get up probably bury you in 1/2 ton of shit? What a way to go.

(05-04-2018, 10:48 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: The links in the article to the elephant crushings were crazy.  What morons.

(05-04-2018, 11:02 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Shit, people all worried about getting selfies with Bears and Elephants.  Meanwhile, I'm just trying to Survey the land and not get eaten by a group of wild pigs or something..

(05-04-2018, 11:15 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Really? I worry about Mosquitos? LOL... Damn tough guys. I hate getting old.

(05-04-2018, 11:15 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Really? I worry about Mosquitos? LOL... Damn tough guys. I hate getting old.

(05-04-2018, 11:18 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Oh, we deal with mosquitos, but down here the gnats are the worst..

(05-05-2018, 12:14 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Had a bee infestation in a home we were flipping. Crew didn’t realize it until they knocked open a wall. Man those guys were pissed we opened up their home. Lol

(05-04-2018, 10:51 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: We are heartless. People died. 

Gonna stop praying for all ya all. I need to pray for myself. Then I'll get back to ya!

LOL...